The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-12-23
NINE EXPLOSION.
Three Lives Lost by an Explosion
In o Missouri Pacific Nine at
Fleming, Kan.
Eight Men Killed In New Brunswick
by Q Snow PlOw Accident Other
Railroad Accidents.

An Aged Couple Burned Collapse Of c
Building-Severs Storm OF Eassa-
chusetts.
FLEMING. Kan, Dec. 10-The mine in
| which the deadly explosion occurred Sat-
urday afternoon IS owned BY the Missouri
Pacific Railway Company and Is known AS
mo. g." 1t is located one mile north Of
the Fleming depot. Sixty-twO miners had
just assembled from the shaft, number OF
them having just reached the top, when u
terrific explosion occurred, hurting three
men into eternity and demOlishing pOr-
ton of the shaft. The names Of the unfOr-
tunate men are William Hunter, aged forty.
five years; John Edwards, aged twcnty-six
years, and William Reed, aged twenty.
three years. Hunter was o married man,
whose homo is ut Elk creek, Mo-; Edwards
was also married and left wife and two
children, who live here, and Reel is sim
gle man, whose parents live In Weir City,
Kan.
The explosion was caused by an over
charge Of powder in the blast. The mino
being very dry the fame ignited the smoke
and coal dust, which, driven along the air.
ways By the force OF the blast, conveyed
fire to the powder in the mine, which, in
connection with the spontaneous cOmbus-
ton of the smoke and coal dust. resulted
30 disastrously.
The escape OF the majority Of the men
employed in the mine is regarded as mirac-
ulous. Being the third Saturday IN the
month It was pay day. and after making q
blast about twelve o'clock the miners sus-
pended work for the day. The three un.
fortunate men happened to be behind with
their work and knowing they would not
have to return decided to work a few min
utes overtime and consequently did not
make their blast until the other miners
were out OF the shaft.
This is said TO be the most disastrous ex-
plOsiOn that ever occurred in this district.
A similar explosion is reported to have
taken place al Scammonville, Kan, Satur-
day at Keith Il Perry's mine Nc. 9 in which
three men were seriously bruised, but no
one was killed.
EIGHT MEN KILLED.
BATHURST, N. b., Dec 19-While tho
train on the northern division of the Inter-
colonial railroad, which left CaraQuette ut
two p. m. Saturday for Gloucester juno
ton. in charge OF Conductor Daniel kear-
ney and Driver Michael Lanigan, was
near Mcintosh Cove bridge, three miles
west Of Caraquctte, the tranmen noticed
heavy drifts OF snow on the west
side of the bridge. The train consisted
of one passenger car, an engine and snow
pillow. Eight section men were aboard for
the purpose OF assisting in clearing the
road of the snow which fell IN Friday $
storm. The passenger car was on the left
side of the bridge. The section mon, the
conductor, Brakeman London. a young man
named Frank Miller, driver LaBigan aud
fireman Boucher. thirteen persons in all,
were on tho engine and started, but when
they got on the bridge the pillow and engine
left the track and fell into the river. Only
five men were found; the rest, eight IN
number, being pinned down under the en-
CINE, which was lying bottom up in tho
river. The train was running slowly
NJ the time, as they had plenty Of
time when they got over the bridge
to get q run at the drift. The fol-
lowing is list Of the killed: Con-
duc.or kearney, Of DouglastOwn; Driver
Lanigan, of Bathurst; Felix Boucher,
fireman, OF Bathurst; Joseph Vlennc, Sec
tlonnlan. Of CaraQuette; John Carney, Ed
ward Pinot and Frank Miller, OF Bathurst.
Sectionmcp, ID. Patterson, COrmier, Full
iarn and E. Hackcy escaped. as did also
Brakeman London. who jumped through
the cab window. They arc all more or less
injured, but no one was fatally hurt. As
soon rs the news reached Bathurst Drs.
Meahan and Bishop were sent to the scene
and by noon yesterday all tho bodies had
been recovered
A COLLAPSED BUILDING.
LAFAYETTE Ind, Dec. la-At eleven
o'clock Saturday morning the floor of tho
third story of o. W. Pierce Il Co.'s WHOLE
weight Of goods, carrying with it part OF
the second and first floors into the cellar.
Samuel Thompson aud Harry Leach, two
employees on the third floor, came through
with the falling mass and Thompson was
almost instantly killed aud Leach seriously
injured. The loss will be about $1,000, a
large amount of teas and other fine grocc-
ries being totally destroyed.
COLLISION ON TIE FiTCuBUEG.
BOsroN, Dec. 19.-At about eight o'clock
Saturday morning when the east bound cx-
press freight train on the Etchburg rail-
road, consisting of thirty-slx cars, reached
Little,on, it collided with the engine OF o
gravel train that was drawing out from u
siding. The engine and four cars Of tho
express train were thrown from The track,
the former being demolished and the latter
burned. Michael Mack. brakeman on tho
express, was so badly burned that he died
within an hour, and Fireman Morse was
quite badly hurt.
BURNED TO DEATH.
BUFFALO, Dec. IA special dispatch
from Hsmburg, Eric County, says George
Baucrli and wife. aged sixty-One and fifty
eight respectively, were burned to death
early this morning. Their house burned
and the couple were too infirm to mako
their escape.
TWO RAILROAD MEN KILLED.
THOMPSON FALLS, NJ T., Dec. ia col.
lision between two freight trains occurred
here to-day due to disobedience of orders
on the part Of Conductor Copeland. Both
engines and twelve freight cars wero
wrecked and two firemen killed.
STORM OFF MASSACHUSETTS.
Boston, Dec. l3.-Saturday nights storm
was very severe along the coast. Reports
of minor damage to shipping are coming
IN, and it is feared that more serious loss
may be reported later. There is still stiff
gale of wind.
"A writer in November magazine
asks: ..Are the lower animals approach
ing man?' Some of the lower animals
have frequently approached boys in
the vicinity Of apple orchards. and no
doubt they would also approach man
if he were on the same errand IS the